Living

Under the spotlight

After a very poor start to the housing contract, with thousands of complaints from families living in homes not fit for purpose, CarillionAmey’s manag...

The future of Service accommodation

LAST week, Chief of Defence People Lieutenant General Richard Nugee wrote a letter to all Service personnel explaining the reasons behind the proposed...

Deposit details

If you’ve decided you’d like to own your own home, there are a few things you can do to make the process easier. Saving for a deposit is often the big...

The future of housing

THE MOD has been examining how to modernise the way it provides accommodation to families. The current system works if you are married and living in S...

Homes fit for heroes

A FORMER Army barracks near Salisbury Plain is being transformed into a housing project with homes on a unique veteran campus. The site of former Ers...

Settling in style

Mel Prescott-Davies and her soldier Chris Green bought their Victorian terrace in Staffordshire through the Forces Help to Buy scheme and soon got to ...

Postbag: What an absolute shower!

OUR family moved to our current SFA in Larkhill in December 2011. On move-in it was apparent the property lacked any form of shower, not even an over-...

Postbag: CEA scrutiny is unfair

WE HAVE recently undergone the stress of having our Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) certificate queried and been vindicated. The process has b...